拔本塞原
bá​běn​sāi​yuán

to pull up the roots and block the source

  • created reference approved 拔本塞原 → 正本清源 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔本塞原 bá​běn​sāi​yuán

    正本清源 zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán

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  • created sense approved 拔本塞原 · bá​běn​sāi​yuán · to pull up the roots and block the source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拔本塞原

    bá​běn​sāi​yuán

    to pull up the roots and block the source

    To pull up the roots and block the source; to destroy something from the very foundation. It can also refer to solving a problem by dealing with its root cause, or starting from the very beginning.

    bá​běn​sè​yuán

    拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · root 塞 (literal) → 塞 · sè · to block 原 (literal) → 原 · yuán · origin

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